Calders 70/- / Best Scotch / Special (Keg)

Brewed by Belhaven (Greene King)
Style: Bitter
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland

Serve in English pint

pint at the Bobbin Mill, Linwood. dak brown and cool. not too bad for what it is.

Keg, White Hart, Port Ellen. Tawny colour. Nitro head. Light caramel aroma hinting at some richer sugars. Very light, watery stuff. Goes down quick, but not sign of those sugars.

Keg @ White Hart, Port Ellen. Red with a tight nitro head. Has a nice toasty aroma and some wortiness as well. Nitro is killing the body. There is nothing wrong with the beer, which is pleasantly malty. Is smooth but unfortunately the nitro kills any complexity that might exist.

At the Ring of Bell’s in Perth, Scotland. This was a dark amber beer, with big creamy off-white head. Medium body and smooth mouthfeel. Good caramel malt flavor and a nice bitter finish. Not complicated but a good session ale. Why do so many people think a beer has to have a nigh alcohol content to be good?

06.09.08 The Moorings Hotel, Benavie, Scotland, Draught. A caramel colored beer, with a very dense and creamy head. It is a very smooth bitter with notes of caramel, almond and slight fruit. It has a nice maltiness about it and it definitely is a gassy ale. Visiting from the United States, I absolutely loved this ale when I tried it and went out of my way to track it down. Very nice and uncomplicated. My personal favorite.

Port Ellen, Islay, Scotland. On tap. 250708. Amber with nice head. Aroma and flavor weak of caramel sweetness.

Weak and watery beer, especially with food. Only 3.6% alcohol. All caramel malt flavor, no traces of hops. Lightly carbonated. Nearly no aroma. Sweet.

14.08.05 The Crown Hotel, Thornhill, Scotland, draught. It’s a dark amber beer, with a delicious and creamy head. It’s uncomplicated and smooth with notes of caramel, and the bitterness is moderate.